The thorn is a great weapon don't get me wrong, but the crucible is about skill and how you survive when your given a situation. For example I'm faced with an enemy and he has an auto rifle, he fires so I back off reposition and fight back, however if that enemy has the thorn then he shoots me, I back off then I die because the linger from the perk takes so much health that it kills me. The thorn is a fine gun but the perk need drawing back majorly. ANYONE ELSE THINK THIS?